Concept information
Preferred term
Podophyllum peltatum
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- American Mandrake
- American Mandrakes
- Apple, May
- Apples, May
- Mandrake, American
- Mandrakes, American
- May Apple
- Mayapple
- May Apples
- Mayapples
Note
- do not confuse entry term MANDRAKE, AMERICAN with MANDRAKE, EUROPEAN see MANDRAGORA
Scope note
- A plant of the genus PODOPHYLLUM, family BERBERIDACEAE (sometimes classified as Podophyllaceae) which is the source of PODOPHYLLIN and of PODOPHYLLOTOXIN that inhibits DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II. It is different from the European mandrake, MANDRAGORA.
History note
- 2002; for MANDRAKE, AMERICAN use Podophyllum 1985-2001
In other languages
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Finnish
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Podophyllum peltatum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D028144
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